briefing ♔ i'm so far ahead of the lines you've be drawing in the sand

[wynn]

WHO || Wynn, Lila, Astrid, Faye, Topher, Zero [Closed]
WHAT || One Mission Briefing
WHERE || Round Table Room
WHEN || Mid-March, 2016
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread, don't worry about maintaining tagging order.

Just as before, accessing the secret room where the Round Table is housed requires using the Knight's keycard to open the glass case beside the mural of the War in Heaven, located across from the ballroom entrance. Using the fire extinguisher as a lever to activate the "door" mechanism reveals the long torch-lit hall plastered in artwork depicting the Knight's history. The tenants of the Knighthood hang large and foreboding over the doors at the end of the hall, which stand open to reveal the brightly lit Round Table, and the majestic crystalline dragon statue presiding over it.

Come in, find a seat, meet your teammates if you haven't already somehow... But most of these people know each other.  Wynn is already here with Zero, who is hunched over a laptop, when the others arrive.

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[andblockbuster]

[Topher just slides in with his laptop bag, deposits it somewhere on the table, and promptly takes a seat near his mentor. hi zero hi.

He's very clearly nervous.] God, I'm never gonna get over how fancy it is in here. I feel so, so... courtly? I'd never pick up a sword, but I feel like I need one just to put it down on the table dramatically. [he looks at his bag.] That doesn't have the same effect.

[pathology]

[astrid comes in with her starbucks cup full of strawberry frappuccino, as per usual. her eyebrows raise a little at seeing wynn already here when he's usually last to arrive, so she just cuts to the chase with]

Is this it? Am I late?

[imagines the most awkward mission ever with just zero and topher ... dies a little inside ... ]

[reallywicked]

...Maybe we're early and this is the pre-briefing geek squad.

[Faye says, coming up behind Astrid, eyebrows raising and lips twisting with judgement.]

[bittersweeter]

Maybe Topher, [ lila offers as she strides in, heading straight for that person in particular and stopping by his chair. she leans down nice and slow, reaching out to use a single finger to turn his chin to look him in the eye and whispers, ] Move.

[ those mismatched eyes are every unsettling, even when she's not trying. (intimidate 38) get out of her seat. ]

[andblockbuster]

[well, he got a 22 will save, so he moves damn fast, even if he isn't wetting his pants in terror, taking his bag with him.]

Are we in grade school here, ladies? You think this delicate mission's gonna go off with just one genius? [He flails a hand as he moves over to the other side of the table.]

[bittersweeter]

[ lila promptly sits down in the vacated seat, idling out of the conversation as she sips her tea. ]

[pathology]

There's more than one. [despite considering topher her latest replacement gunther, she has no qualms with cutting him a look like she will eviscerate him. SHE IS A GENIUS. and also zero. but mostly her.]

[spellfile]

[ zero doesn't look up as lila relocates topher, but when she's sitting next to him, he says: ] Glad you made it. He figured we needed some back-up. [ he nods his head backwards at wynn, like god can you believe this guy, w/e ]

[reallywicked]

Don't sound so grateful. You might hurt yourself.

[andblockbuster]

Different kinds of geniuses, Astrid. [Meanwhile, Topher looks pained, and doesn't seem to be that concerned that Zero doesn't want his help.]

[bittersweeter]

[ lila makes a hrmph noise. she loves astrid, but she's not sure she wants to be on a mission with her considering how astrid feels about her curse work. topher's just... she can put him to sleep if he annoys her. he doesn't matter. ]

I would have dragged Faye along anyway. I think Wynn's figured that out by now. [ especially if it was another unsanctioned mission, which lila is so good at. :) ] Although I'm a little concerned with the idea of sending my part-robot best friend against someone who can effectively control technology.

[ her eyes lift. LOOKING AT U, WYNN. just sayin'. ]

[pathology]

You think someone is going to hack into Faye's nervous system? [like srsly?]

[andblockbuster]

Pretty sure I can prevent that. [Casually, as he glances over at Wynn like he expects him to dole out some Adelle DeWitt harshness because of Lila's MOUTH. Jesus Christ.] Might be why I'm here. Just gonna trust the boss man on this one.

[wynn]

It's been considered, but Sir Hughes is certain that we can not only protect her, but that she may prove particularly useful in this endeavor.

It seems we might have nailed down his location. Problematically, we expect him to have GLaDOS with him.

[pathology]

[ugh not that fuckin bitch again.]

I'm going to go on record as saying that we only brought GLaDOS home because we needed help carrying home our petrified teammate.

[yes astrid. thank you. that was very important.]

[andblockbuster]

[stewie griffin headtilt.gif]

...Does that happen often?

[bittersweeter]

Where is his location?

[spellfile]

He never left London. I'm not surprised.

He's expecting me.

[andblockbuster]

[blink] He could maybe try to be less of a clingy stereotype.

[bittersweeter]

[ lila rolls her eyes, lips pursed. ] Of course he didn't. What's the plan?

[spellfile]

We give him what he thinks he wants. I show up.

[ he glances at faye ] But I've got an idea in mind that I'd need you on board for. It's risky, but ... anything's gonna be.

[bittersweeter]

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[reallywicked]

[Faye's eyebrows lift as Zero addresses her directly. For the most part, her weird run in with a spell gone wrong hasn't impacted her day to day life. She has flashlight eyes, but...she forgets about it 95% of the time.]

I may not be a genius, but I'm not agreeing to anything until you tell me what it actually is.

[spellfile]

Lila's right, that if we bring you along, he's gonna try to take advantage of it.

He hacks into you... we can have a virus waiting for him, something that'll shut him down so we can move in.

[reallywicked]

You want to use me as bait..

[It's not a question. And she doesn't look thrilled at all.]